The Bigger Picture

Name: The Bigger Picture
Genre: Drama, Animation
Released: 2014-05-21
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Anne Cunningham, Christopher Nightingale

6.6/ 10

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2014

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8 min

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Drama

Animation

Overview

'You want to put her in a home; you tell her; tell her now!' hisses one brother to the other. But Mother won't go, and their own lives quickly unravel as she clings to life. Director Daisy Jacobs uses two-metre-high painted characters in full-size sets to tell the stark and darkly humorous tale of caring for an elderly relative. The Bigger Picture is quite simply the most innovative animated short you will see this year.

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woman director

short film

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Anne Cunningham

Christopher Nightingale

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@Geronimo1967

April 6, 2026

7/10

This is something quite discomforting about this animation as it shows us a side of family that is bound to resonate with many people watching. It is two siblings who are in the kitchen arguing about what is best for their ageing mother. One recommends putting her into care, the other won't hear of …

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